OB-GYN-L Messages for January, 2006: Re: BCP available OTC?

I think the main push behind making things OTC is that insurance companies are then not required to cover them. Call me cynical...

Fran Wilson CNM
Kennewick, WA

From: islesannie@yahoo.com (Joanne Bulley, MD)
Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
Subject: Re: BCP available OTC?
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:42:15 -0600
There has been review of the relative R&B (Risks and benefits) and that
the balance is such that they are probably less risky than much that is
OTC - as in the OTC Prilosec and NSAIDs and such.

I do provide OCPs if an appointment is made. I have thought about
having a set of screening questions and now I will actually make up the
list of screening questions that have to be answered in addition to
making that appointment. Maybe I will add that she has to come in and
fill out a patient registration sheet and sign for outside records to be
released to me in addition to answering the questions before giving the
prescription.

Even if the R&B is such that I think they should be OTC, the other
posters are right - if the person takes an OTC and gets in trouble it is
a lot different than if she gets a prescription and then gets in
trouble.

Joanne

At Sun, 8 Jan 2006, LCLEMOS@aol.com wrote:
>
>In a message dated 1/8/2006 11:36:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>haciski@earthlink.net writes:
>
>Now is that not odd, keeping in mind that BCP are about to become "over
>the counter" in some states?
>
>Where? I have heard of Emergency Contraceptives (EC for Gail) being OTC and
>more commonly "pharmacist prescribed" but not Birth Control Pills ...Laurie
>in ME

--
Joanne Bulley, MD
Keene, NH, USA

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I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is."
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